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 Travel & Outdoors | April 2007 
Mexican Deputies Reject US Statements
 Prensa Latina
| | Cool Hendrik : Jack Russell terrier crossbreed "Hendrik" wears special dog goggles as he enjoys a ride through town in the convertible of his owner Thomas. (AFP/Sebastian Willnow) |
Mexican deputies denied the veracity of US statements, according to which the cities of Acapulco and Monterrey are dangerous for tourists, due to the violence existing in both cities.
In statements to local media, the lawmakers referred to a warning issued by the Department of State to US citizens who plan to travel to those cities, due to the high criminal rate reported there.
Deputies Edgar Olvera, of the governing National Action Party, and Evodio Velasquez, of the opposition Democratic Revolution Party, rejected Washington's statements that US tourists are not safe in Mexico.
According to Olvera, the murders committed in Monterrey and Acapulco are neither against civilians nor tourists, but settlings of scores by organized crime.
He added that the federal administration is working hard to fight drug trafficking and crime throughout the country.
For his part, Velasquez pointed out that Washington's warning for US citizens not to visit Acapulco, a coastal resort in the state of Guerrero, is a bad campaign that will affect Mexico's economy.
He called the federal, state and municipal governments to create a common front to fight organized crime and to prevent national and foreign vacationers from evading tourist destinations like Acapulco and Monterrey. |
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